Page 10 - Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Biodiversity _Brochure 2022

10 Bachelor of Science in Ecology

and Biodiversity

INTERNSHIP

Ms. Leong Qi Jia

Name of company: Proforest Sdn. Bhd.
Description: Proforest is a non-profit group that
provides consultancy services that supports
companies, governments, and other organisations
to implement commitments to the responsible
production and sourcing of agricultural
commodities and forest products
Various tasks have provided opportunities for me
to gain knowledge and experience, these tasks are
(1) Attending online training course that enhanced
my knowledge on the High Conservation Values-
High Carbon Stock (HCV-HCS) concept, (2) Revising
articles from the Palm Oil Toolkit that improved my
proofreading and translating skills,

(3) Organising information for the NDPE IRF (No Deforestation, No Expansion on Peat, and
No Exploitation Implementation Reporting Framework) that polished my formatting
skills, and (4) Performing desk review on the Comply Chain: Business Tools for Labor
Compliance in Global Supply Chains that strengthened my summarising skills.

The internship module of BSc in Ecology and Biodoversity have helped in my capacity
development. In Proforest, a consultancy company for agricultural commodities and

forest products, I have improved desk research skills and able to conceptualise the supply
chain of agricultural commodities. I have also gained understanding that sustainability
involves both environmental and social issues and also learned how to conduct an
organisation meeting professionally and with systematic follow up action. Among the
projects that I was involved in was revising articles from the Palm Oil Toolkit and
organising information for the NDPE IRF (No Deforestation, No Expansion on Peat, and No
Exploitation Implementation Reporting Framework).

Overall, the internship experienceis definitely a great beginning to prepareinterns for the
corporate world, in termsof general administrative work, specific technicalwork, as well
as observation on themodern hybrid working culture.